Noah Webster compiled his last dictionary with no help from anybody and he wrote it by hand. How many words does it have?

Brainy Blonde

Noah Webster, born October 16, 1758 began writing his dictionary at the age of 43. It took him 27 years and it had 70,000 words in it. See: www.ctstateau.edu/noahweb/biography.html Aug 25 01, 9:55 PM

McGruff

Webster's last dictionary was the 1841 "An American Dictionary of the English Language, Corrected and Enlarged" which contains 78,000 words. http://www.west-hartford.com/library/noahwebsterbio.htm http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA037273/data/web_about.htm Feb 12 05, 5:56 PM

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1 Webster's Dictionary & Other Eponymous Terms Noah Webster published his opus "An American Dictionary of the English Language" in 1828. His name has been synonymous (or even eponymous) with dictionaries every since. Dictionaries are also havens for other eponyms, which are featured in the quiz. Eponyms (Words from Names) Average 10 Q hitachi Sep 09 02 915 plays 2 Noah and his Boat I always liked the story of Noah - I hope you do as well! Bible for Kids Easy 10 Q ArleneRimmer Oct 16 02 12480 plays 3 'U.F.O.': Does Anybody Remember It? There was a science fiction series in the 1970s of this title, and I haven't seen it for years, but I remember it with affection. Do you? U Difficult 10 Q so_it_goes Mar 28 04 171 plays